Joshua Tree Protections - California Dept Fish & Game meeting

casey kiernan

June 16, 2022

UPDATE:
JOSHUA TREE PROTECTIONS
California Fish & Game Meeting
June 15/16, 2022 - Los ANgeles, California

I attended the Fish and Game hearings in LA this week. The goal of the meeting was to determine if Western Joshua Trees warrant permanent "Threatened" status protections under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). Western Joshua Trees currently have "Candidate" status under CESA, which provides them with full CESA protections, temporarily).

There was a tremendous public response in support of protecting the Joshua Trees! There were over 250 call-in participants - most of whom left a public comment in support of protections!

There was also a sizable turn out by local municipalities, developers and Big Solar interests - claiming that protecting the species would "halt all development in the region", "increase commute times" and "prevent low income families from home ownership".

The State's recommendation was that the Western Joshua Trees DID NOT warrant permanent protections under CESA. Their "study" was rejected by 4 of the 5 peer reviewers (all from the scientific community) - making the "Study" suspect from the beginning. As a result, some of the committee members requested to pick a "new" set of "peer" reviewers - a request that is unheard of in the scientific community. Their request was rejected.

There was intense pressure to keep the temporary CESA protections in place, since, as one committee member stated - "It would be open season on Joshua Trees if protections are dropped.". A true statement indeed!

The final vote was a draw - 2:2 - so for now, the Joshua Trees remain protected. Stay Tuned!

I want to personally thank everyone who came to the meeting and those who called in as well!

You made a difference!

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casey kiernan

May 15, 2022

Joshua Tree Music Festival - 2022!

casey kiernan

May 15, 2022

Joshua Tree Music Festival - 2022!

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June 4, 2020

NO CONCRETE JUNGLE IN JT! NO DOLLAR GENERAL!

casey kiernan

June 4, 2020

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The community of Joshua Tree says NO to Corporate Retail!

Dollar General purchased land at the corner of Hwy 62 and Sunburst Ave with the intent of building ANOTHER store in the area. This location is within the ‘funky’ part of Joshua Tree, which consists of small, locally-owned businesses and shops. UUUGH!

CORPORATE RETAIL IS trying TO turn
our world famous LOCATION
into one large strip mall!

The community let the corporation know that their store did not “fit in” - and it was NOT WANTED OR NEEDED. The corporation did not care - they just wanted their profits